11/10 weekly politics thread
Posted by VIV
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Now Trump is saying he wants the Epstein files released
Posted by Sounder
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He knows the vote in the House is long gone...
Posted by SurfTheBoneyard “Surf is just a national treasure.” — Jackie
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But why would Trump want Epstein kil... Ohhh.*
Posted by complainant
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Yeah, he knows he's losing the vote, so he needs to try to change the rhetoric*
Posted by UofIL6
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Yeah right. *
Posted by doubledown
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Freedom fighters in Charlotte protect local business owner from attack by masked thugs
Posted by ATL
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The KY Secretary of State has a rush lyric on the official website.
Posted by ATL
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Is Peter Klaven the KY SoS??*
Posted by Herman Blume
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Better than:
Posted by SurfTheBoneyard “Surf is just a national treasure.” — Jackie
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What are your favorite surroundings for your Thanksgiving dinner?
Posted by SurfTheBoneyard “Surf is just a national treasure.” — Jackie
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He saw that one Walmart meal being 25% cheaper (because it’s cheaper shit and less of it)
Posted by VIV
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Textbook emperor has no clothes situation. No one will tell him he’s wrong *
Posted by assassin
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I will. Here’s what he’s charging for breakfast in America
Posted by memyselfandillini
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ABC got Hassett’s ass this morning since they are so predictable.
Posted by SurfTheBoneyard “Surf is just a national treasure.” — Jackie
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Ok, Megyn R. Kelly made me chuckle *
Posted by PapaDels
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NYT longs for the halcyon days when billionaires could molest children in their brownstones without
Posted by ATL
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remember that helicopter supported raid on the Chicago apartment building?
Posted by assassin
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I think most Americans are OK with this.
Posted by Sammich
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most americans were ok with mass deportation signs, and mass deportation rhetoric
Posted by snipes824
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I think most Americans think anyone who is undocumented should never have been here…
Posted by haighter
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I think americans would provide a variety of answers, some of them contradictory, based on how these
Posted by snipes824
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I think that’s demonstrably incorrect given the polling on immigration
Posted by ATL
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I think the answer is somewhere in between
Posted by Sounder
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I don’t even think it needs to be that personal for people to realize it.
Posted by ATL
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I don’t think you’re correct here
Posted by John Coctostan
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What if you asked if someone overstayed their visa, got a job, paid taxes and has been here for 20
Posted by ATL
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I’m telling you, first hand knowledge, most people would say they don’t think those
Posted by John Coctostan
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I can’t speak to the people who you grew up with but their views are not consistent with polling
Posted by ATL
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I think the binary nature of the question is a little misleading
Posted by Sounder
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Except that some of the polls in the article offered multiple choices. Deport them all was a loser
Posted by ATL
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Also, the ‘don’t get the immigration system’ is exactly where the dems lose the plot
Posted by John Coctostan
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It is ignorance. Luckily most people don’t think that way.*
Posted by ATL
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Why is the position i described ignorance?*
Posted by John Coctostan
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Because when you explain to them that there is almost no legal pathway to immigration
Posted by ATL
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But they committed a crime. They didn’t follow the rules when they had the chance
Posted by John Coctostan
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Being here illegally is not a crime *
Posted by ATL
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I completely disagree. Most people do not favor deportation of productive members od society
Posted by PapaDels
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We are a nation of immigrants
Posted by Sounder
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MTG apologizing for her previous contributions to toxic politics on CNN is quite the heel turn.
Posted by voiceofreason
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MTG call me*
Posted by Stu
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This whole thing smacks my gob*
Posted by PapaDels
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it's a face turn when you go the other way *
Posted by assassin
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Not sure I’ve ever heard of a face turn, but I’m here for it.*
Posted by voiceofreason
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It's like when Roddy Piper saved all those kids from the burning bus
Posted by Stu
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IRL hulk hogan did a heel turn while the iron sheik did a face turn.*
Posted by ATL
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Trumps gonna fracture the party*
Posted by KCWildcat
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Already did that in June. Now it's just a matter of sitting back and watching it fall apart
Posted by Chuck Woodaby
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The internet is now telling me that Bubba is a horse
Posted by BradUnderwoodforprez
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Marjorie Taylor Brown
Posted by Sounder
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You can bend the knee to the guy for as long as you want, but it almost always ends like this…
Posted by OB25
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I think his grip on the party is, for the first time, starting to loosen.
Posted by opossum jenkins
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He seems terrified. *
Posted by doubledown
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Honestly though, why would he be?
Posted by OB25
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Yeah, at this point it’s hard for me to imagine anything that might shake his base
Posted by DT
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Sucking Bill Clinton's dick might put them over edge
Posted by Sounder
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It’s not about losing his office. It’s about his legacy.
Posted by opossum jenkins
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Bill Cosby was America's dad for 30-40 years.*
Posted by complainant
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I think everyone but him knows that his legacy is already crushed*
Posted by Sounder
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It's like the scene in the movie when the criminal knows he's finished
Posted by Sounder
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It ends with his death
Posted by TarheelIllini
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I literally laughed out loud when he said she turned left*
Posted by lcubed
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Got her ass.*
Posted by Toonces
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Usually when you have to explain a joke, it's not that good of a joke*
Posted by Sounder
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How it started, how it's going
Posted by Sounder
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It really is amazing that a majority of voters choose that imbecile to be POTUS*
Posted by UofIL6
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I will die not understanding it*
Posted by Sounder
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It’s tough to top killing a pope but give JD credit for trying.
Posted by ATL
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Eh, China doesn’t really feel like buying our soybeans any more*
Posted by Stu
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Biclops? *
Posted by Tuscy
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OOO
Posted by Stu
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Seems like US soybean producers need to find something else to grow
Posted by DT
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Let them grow data*
Posted by Sammich
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XI YOU PROMISED!*
Posted by ATL
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Even Cernovich is talking about blatant corruption in the Federal agencies
Posted by ECEIllinois During recent visit in DC, the talk of everyone was how overt the corruption was. It's at levels you read about in history books. In nearly every department. Lots of, "Do people just think Democrats will never win and they'll all get away with this?"
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To be fair, Dems spent four years doing fuck all about an attempt to steal the 2020 election
Posted by doubledown
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There’s reporting in this book about how Garland’s DOJ basically delayed any investigation of Jan 6
Posted by ATL
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He was an absolutely catastrophic choice for that job*
Posted by Sounder
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Unfortunate truth.*
Posted by Toonces
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I don’t think the D’s locate their balls until tcg dies
Posted by TarheelIllini
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Even with a Dem president it will take years to reshape DOJ and get rid of the MAGA
Posted by Orangeillini
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Trump dumps MTG
Posted by Sounder
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Thank you for your attention to this matter*
Posted by CWR10
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His use of “HOTTEST country” is such an obvious tell*
Posted by PapaDels
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Whatever is in those files must be absolutely ruinous. *
Posted by doubledown
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Trump fucked a bunch of tweens.*
Posted by complainant
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Trump blew Bill Cllinton and also fucked a bunch of tweens*
Posted by Sounder
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Whilest giving a hand job to a marmoset*
Posted by Stu
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South Park is gonna be so lit*
Posted by Sounder
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“And an otherwise normal life to live” LOL about that and so much more.*
Posted by DocWalk20
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She suddenly seems more attractive*
Posted by Stu
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More?*
Posted by opossum jenkins
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Another conflict with a (former) supporter huh *
Posted by MC
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kristi noem's been funnelling taxpayer dollars at DHS
Posted by assassin
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the chief DHS spokesperson should be fired immediately. That is the standard.
Posted by memyselfandillini
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No way, she's such a dirty dog*
Posted by Sounder
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Still would*
Posted by TarheelIllini
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and wake up next to a dead dog. *
Posted by memyselfandillini
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Well, maybe there would be dog poop there*
Posted by Stu
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Or a melted face*
Posted by WhitmansFolly
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Trump attempting to free a state convict from state custody by faking a transfer to federal custody.
Posted by doubledown
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I can't wait to see how Gorsuch threads this needle.*
Posted by complainant
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I'm just glad the weaponization of the DOJ ended with the Biden administration*
Posted by illini222
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dotz
Posted by Sounder
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seems like a good point
Posted by ECEIllinois I’m not a conspiracy theorist but I feel like if they are destroying economic data and then immediately rolling back tariffs, floating stimulus checks and proposing 50-year mortgages, the economic signals they are destroying must not be pretty
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amount of weird shit that's happened today alone:
Posted by assassin
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Also, apparently Trump blew Bill Clinton*
Posted by Sounder
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Ooo
Posted by PapaDels
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amazing*
Posted by Sounder
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The insanity of the Trump news cycle has been totally normalized
Posted by Sounder
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Which Republican facilitator will get Mussolini'ed by his own constituents?
Posted by complainant
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The metaphor of building a ballroom while denying SNAP benefits is impossible to ignore*
Posted by Sounder
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[Operation Southern Spear] *kicks pebbles* [/OSS]*
Posted by Chuck Woodaby
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oh man, what's that? the drug boats?*
Posted by assassin
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Yeah, I think just an excuse to be able to send more money there. For "drug" boats.*
Posted by Chuck Woodaby
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Indiana Redistricting…
Posted by tvillini
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Ooo
Posted by DocWalk20
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Saw a Facebook post from someone complaining how much their insurance exchange costs were increasing
Posted by DT
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Was this someone you know personally? The volume of bots and astroturf content has
Posted by doubledown
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Yeah, it was a real person. Former school parent acquaintance.*
Posted by DT
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There are plenty of people who are against Obamacare
Posted by Sounder
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I think they recognized this was an Obamacare plan. But somehow the cost increase was his fault.
Posted by DT
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Had to pay Obama his royalties somehow *
Posted by PapaDels
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Trump pulls a two and a half year old article off of a website called Dunning Kruger*
Posted by Sounder
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Yep, it was delightful *
Posted by PapaDels
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LOL. #sadbuttrue*
Posted by DocWalk20
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It's crazy and sad*
Posted by Sounder
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I wouldn't be able to help myself. Republicans have had 2 trifectas since Obama left office.*
Posted by Toonces
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Trump finally responds
Posted by Sounder
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i love the refrain of "bill clinton!" like it's an uno reverse card in this.
Posted by VIV
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Arresting J.P. Morgan would be the real story, since he died in 1913*
Posted by IlliniOllie
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and his loyal butler Chase*
Posted by memyselfandillini
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Have you seen some of those pics he donated to the Met?
Posted by DT
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death cannot save you from Pam Bondi*
Posted by Sammich
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And she cannot save him from death*
Posted by memyselfandillini
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He and other republicans don’t understand that if dems are in the files, other dems want them
Posted by Mrap24
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100%. A letter after their name doesn't absolve them from being a reprehensible pedo...
Posted by KingTalkyTiki
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Right. There aren’t any Democrats that have made being a fan of Bill Clinton their entire identity.
Posted by OB25
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Bob Menendez is in jail, George Santos is working for the DOJ
Posted by Sounder
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100%. all of these deviants need to be brought into the light. *
Posted by VIV
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Don't worry, MTG is going to get all of their names from the victims and read them on the house
Posted by Chuck Woodaby
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the charlie day of congress*
Posted by VIV
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amazing how many Trumpists can't conceive of a world
Posted by Sammich
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Every election is a binary choice*
Posted by Sounder
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unless they're genderfluid*
Posted by VIV
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Sentence them to star in a remake of the TV show The Odd Couple. *
Posted by doubledown
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but they're both named Feelix*
Posted by VIV
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Unger deez nutz*
Posted by Sammich
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"warlords!"*
Posted by ATL
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So it’s not a hoax? And it’s only democrats involved? Got it.
Posted by Mrap24
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No one is more tied to this than Trump
Posted by Sounder
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I assume this is a play to open back up the investigation, therefore making the files unreleasable?*
Posted by snipes824
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it's just flailing for his base to raise any margin of doubt
Posted by VIV
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Gateway Pundit, et al will be getting their Phase II binders shortly*
Posted by Sammich
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Prosecution-averse prosecutor appoints himself to not prosecute, or maybe prosecute Trump in Georgia
Posted by complainant BREAKING: Pete Skandalakis, executive director of the Prosecuting Attorneys’ Council of Georgia, has appointed himself to prosecute the case against Trump and others in Fulton County.
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it's so weird that 5 years later, with a recording of Trump asking...
Posted by shua
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The last election was a referendum on whether or not Trump went to prison
Posted by Sounder
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well, dumbass horny prosecutor decided to appoint her boy toy to run the case
Posted by ATL
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That's a blast from the past name. Skandalakis is pretty much exactly the kind of guy you'd think
Posted by ATL
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is he related to Mitch? *
Posted by ghost_of_clt
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And if he isn't able to do it, Jim Scammerific is waiting for a shot. *
Posted by doubledown
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Trump going after another enemy over mortgage fraud.
Posted by doubledown
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Reuters: Hamas reasserting control over Gaza
Posted by ATL
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Who else is even in position to mount a challenge? The whole country is displaced and rubble. *
Posted by assassin
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What about the Trump Organization and Bill Ackman?*
Posted by ATL
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neverending clusterfuuuuuuuck
Posted by VIV
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I mean, Israel violated their own cease fire within the first hour. So I'm not sure what
Posted by doubledown
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I thought after Israel spent months starving the population, utterly destroying their homes, and…
Posted by DT
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Water still wet*
Posted by Stu
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"I have met some very bad people. None as bad as Trump. Not one decent cell in his body."
Posted by complainant
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That the world's most notorious pedophile had bad things to say about Trump isn't exactly a dunk
Posted by GMAW
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Potentially second most. *
Posted by doubledown
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10/10, no notes*
Posted by Sounder
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Sheesh...Fetterman fell down and is in the hospital
Posted by ATL
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Maybe it will fix his brain.*
Posted by Warrin'_Illini
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Are we just supposed to pretend that everything is totally fine with this guy?*
Posted by Sounder
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Only on November 8th, 2022. And maybe again in 2028 depending on how the primary goes.*
Posted by Chuck Woodaby
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I expect them to primary the fuck out of him
Posted by Sounder
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Yeah, I expect he'll go the Sienema route and lobby for some of the worst causes imaginable.*
Posted by Warrin'_Illini
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I used to like him, his brain is cooked*
Posted by Sounder
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be a damn shame if Shapiro had to replace him (I have no clue what the process is)*
Posted by shua
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“V-fib flare up”. I’m I’ve had v-fib and nearly died. It’s pretty serious*
Posted by Mrap24
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Just realized you said v-fib not a-fib. Different game for sure*
Posted by PapaDels
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Nm*
Posted by PapaDels
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Likely pushed down by a democrat. *
Posted by doubledown
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No, a Democrat would have missed*
Posted by KCWildcat
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Trump administration suing to block California from redistricting.
Posted by Mrap24
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"as long as it's in my favor" is the pure distillation of Trumpism*
Posted by Sammich
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Lucky for him, the SupCt already decided it oversees state elections.*
Posted by complainant
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Duh.*
Posted by Chicago1995
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Oh no, he’s losing Sorbo
Posted by OB25
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really takes a herculean effort to come to that conclusion at this point*
Posted by lcubed
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he really seems to be laboring under the weight of this revelation*
Posted by VIV
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that's a bunch of horseshit*
Posted by Sammich
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you ain't lion*
Posted by VIV
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One might say that he's
Posted by IlliniRunner ?si=P5UPE_pJIzSJjpc8
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Megyn Kelly, mother of a 14 year old girl, "Akshully, Jeffrey Epstein wasn't really a pedophile".
Posted by ATL
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Backstage. Underage. Adolescent.
Posted by Sounder
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it's pretty wild how many similar lines and songs there are in popular music*
Posted by Sammich
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She's only 17, her daddy says she's too young but she's old enough for me*
Posted by Sounder
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"Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen's 18th birthday on June 13 was accompanied by no less than seven Web
Posted by Chuck Woodaby
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the young lady who bore her bosoms in the Godfather was 16...
Posted by uofi1998
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17.
Posted by VIV not that it makes a difference.
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The Blue Lagoon*
Posted by Sounder
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So she’d be ok having her 15 year go over and hang out with Epstein and Donnie?*
Posted by Mrap24
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hers? of course not. but some other 15 year, maybe poor or from a bad background and
Posted by John Coctostan
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Formal usage is pre-pubescent, but it's still a very dumb thing to say
Posted by Potomac
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you know why*
Posted by VIV
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Is she getting pedophile mixed up with pedant?*
Posted by ATL
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What's a pederast, Walter?*
Posted by uofi1998
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Also, a 15 year old is not "barely legal". They are in fact legally a minor*
Posted by IlliniRunner
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Holy hell*
Posted by reggiedunlop
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You want to see a real holy hell? Let's cut to this excerpt from the Gaetz article.
Posted by ATL
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if Megyyyyn is "well akshully"ing- i'm guessing there's a prominent person linked with a 15-16 y/o
Posted by VIV
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it's a favorite factoid among channers and redditors
Posted by Sammich
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I think the world she was looking for was “almost,” not “barely.” Big difference*
Posted by OB25
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This interview is so cringe
Posted by Sounder
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Someone please stop this man before he designs again. *
Posted by doubledown
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He has absolutely terrible tastes*
Posted by Sounder
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cheugy asf*
Posted by Sammich
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Dems clearly the reason Trump will NEVER publish (shitty) data
Posted by UofIL6
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Um, what?*
Posted by Mrap24
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anything bad = democrats. anything good = trump. *
Posted by VIV
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This*
Posted by UofIL6
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This is a bizarre story that’s resurfacing about Bannon.
Posted by doubledown
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fucking Pinkman can't even get the right plastic tub*
Posted by Sammich
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More on "that dog that hasn't barked is Trump". Here is the lawyer for the victim referenced in
Posted by Chuck Woodaby
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if all of this is true, that epstein was just a horribly misguided guy in trump's outer circle
Posted by VIV
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These people are all huge liars, and it’s a problem
Posted by Jackie
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If you get bored read Giuffre's deposition in her lawsuit against Ghislane Maxwell.
Posted by Chuck Woodaby
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Trump and Epstein were friends. And then they had a falling out in 2004.
Posted by Chuck Woodaby
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i see what you did there!
Posted by VIV
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What awful shit do you think Trump was doing prior to 2004?
Posted by Chuck Woodaby
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what a fucking stupid question. *
Posted by VIV
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Only to somebody that doesn't have the first fucking clue what is going on.*
Posted by Chuck Woodaby
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"what do i think happened?"
Posted by VIV
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I know this is difficult for you to consider but maybe there are bigger things in those files than
Posted by Chuck Woodaby
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I can't picture Trump inside a strip club. Too germy.*
Posted by Warrin'_Illini
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no shit?
Posted by VIV
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ooo (yt)
Posted by Jersey
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Dirty Donald
Posted by UofIL6
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You know you're a scumbag when Jeffrey Epstein thinks you're a scumbag*
Posted by Sounder
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MAGA fans won't care. Laker fans never stopped loving Kobe.*
Posted by Warrin'_Illini
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House votes to end shutdown. Hopefully Trump can get off TruthSocial for five min to sign it
Posted by timmer
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Until we do it all over again on Feb 1*
Posted by DocWalk20
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U.S. Catholic bishops nearly unanimously approve a rebuke to the administration’s deportation pogrom
Posted by ATL
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and yet they remain weirdly silent on the Epstein files*
Posted by Sounder
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they do? I'm not stumping for them, but doesn't seem like they should check in on EVERYTHING...*
Posted by cpsteine
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Detention of Preschool teacher abducted by ICE fascists ruled unlawful
Posted by KingTalkyTiki
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WH: DoorDash report says inflation has been tamed. DoorDash: WTF you talkin' about?
Posted by ATL
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National Security report due out from Grubhub tomorrow*
Posted by UofIL6
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Netflix readying unemployment figures. *
Posted by doubledown
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I laughed out loud*
Posted by opossum jenkins
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Trump on college sports...I feel dirty that I agree with him on a lot of it
Posted by RSMBob
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I guess we're not getting an October job report*
Posted by ECEIllinois
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Shocking development*
Posted by Sounder
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I'm hearing unemployment decreased by 400%*
Posted by Herman Blume
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How else would Dear Leader get a 92% approval rate?*
Posted by KingTalkyTiki
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Everybody has 4 jobs to support themseleves.
Posted by Warrin'_Illini
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as soon as my 9-5 is done, I play the Mina Kimes Solitaire game in between Doordash deliveries*
Posted by Sammich
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seems hardcore maga are super pissed that the trump admin is ok with legal immigration. shocking*
Posted by John Coctostan
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the Chinese student discussion with Ingraham was interesting*
Posted by Sounder
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Americans are dumb and have no talent or work ethic. Gotta agree with Trump here.
Posted by Warrin'_Illini
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If this is legit….. holy shit.
Posted by VIV
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current US ambassador to Turkey
Posted by ATL
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Here's another....check the date
Posted by UofIL6
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in fairness, that could be any trump*
Posted by VIV
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Is it confirmed that it was Donald?*
Posted by Chuck Woodaby
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House Pubs apparently just released "thousands" of Epstein estate docs*
Posted by Gene Parmesan
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Related - Trump is individually calling House Pubs to get them to change their vote on Epstein files
Posted by OB25
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Behavior of an innocent person. It’s all a hoax*
Posted by Mrap24
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if there's anything items he is concerned about, why wouldn't he just have them delete them?...
Posted by shua
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totally normal rational behavior*
Posted by John Coctostan
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He doesn’t want to be impeached a third time *
Posted by TarheelIllini
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He can break another of his own records in his second term*
Posted by Sounder
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And, just wait until that 3rd term....*
Posted by UofIL6
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Karoline Leavitt's press conference today was quite something*
Posted by Sounder
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Who is the police chief? He's 75% where?*
Posted by Sammich
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This guy:
Posted by Chuck Woodaby
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Seems like this is also being spun as exonerating Trump in certain circles.
Posted by OB25 The positive for Trump is it suggests that he himself didn’t partake even if he knew about it.
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Two SA supervillains talking about how the POTUS spent hours with one of their victims
Posted by VIV
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I’m sure Trump and the victim were just discussing their shared love of the works of Pablo Neruda*
Posted by IlliniRunner
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Trump has been working as an undercover agent trying to take down Epstein, so
Posted by doubledown
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Okay, Pete Townshend*
Posted by TarheelIllini
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What is the holy shit?*
Posted by Chuck Woodaby
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what about it is not? i'd love to hear the counter. *
Posted by VIV
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Virginia Roberts Giuffre is the redacted name. She wrote a book (2 actually).
Posted by Chuck Woodaby
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is it confirmed that she's the redacted name? *
Posted by VIV
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Article I read today specifies that they tried but failed to confirm the ID *shrug* *
Posted by Jackie
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Yes.
Posted by Chuck Woodaby
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i see Leavitt saying that. is it coming from anywhere else? (she's also a serial liar)*
Posted by VIV
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Were there any other victims talking to the press in April 2011?
Posted by Chuck Woodaby
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was "talking to the press" in a different email? i assumed this was talking to authorities*
Posted by VIV
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More e-mails from around that time:
Posted by Chuck Woodaby
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He had already plead guilty and served his jail sentence 4 years prior to this e-mail.
Posted by Chuck Woodaby
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could be referring to another victim *
Posted by VIV
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That isn't mentioning trump when only 1 person was talking publicly about Epstein and Prince Andrew.
Posted by Chuck Woodaby
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This would end careers at any other time in history. *
Posted by doubledown
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DO NOT REPEAT THIS INSIGHT
Posted by ATL
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Trump pardons Grand Teton speed-runner Michelino Sunseri’s shortcutting offense
Posted by EffinIllini
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I'm glad we're all against government overreach in criminalizing civil offenses.
Posted by Sammich
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Nicely done.*
Posted by complainant
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(I think most of the Reason crowd is against those goons too)
Posted by ATL
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Good. What a stupid rule. *
Posted by doubledown
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couldn't possibly care*
Posted by VIV
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eh...seems like a good pardon - this is overreach by the NPS
Posted by ATL
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Also, one of the runner's lawyers was named Poon*
Posted by ATL
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Some Epstein emails released.
Posted by gullit
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So Michael Wolff is still a real piece of garbage.
Posted by Chuck Woodaby
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I thought Kash Patel taking a PJ to the Boondoggle Ranch was a joke.
Posted by gvibes
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Senate snuck in a rider that will ban "hemp-derived THC" nationwide
Posted by VIV
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So much for a "clean" CR. *
Posted by doubledown
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You almost just have to tip your cap for the well-planned corruption
Posted by OB25
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I'm a little confused on this
Posted by Sammich
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Will no doubt be "settled" for the maximum possible amount. *
Posted by doubledown
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That kind of stuff has no business in a spending bill *
Posted by jjlocke923
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Just one smash and grab after another. And the jjlockes are all fine with it. *
Posted by doubledown
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It really doesn't get talked about enough that Trump is absolutely not a Republican*
Posted by Sounder
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patel taking his tax payer provided PJ to 'Boondoggle Ranch' is almost too on the nose*
Posted by John Coctostan
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It's actually really disgusting how blatantly corrupt they are, and also that nobody will do
Posted by UofIL6
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But the investigation into Jan 6 was the real tyranny and misuse of the DOJ!*
Posted by DT
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Nm
Posted by DT
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Russia's AI robot introduced, fall down & go boom
Posted by complainant
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Jesus Christ. We did a better job hanging TJ’s jersey than those guys did obscuring him*
Posted by opossum jenkins
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way too many examples of people falling out of windows in its training data*
Posted by ECEIllinois
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Nailed it. Such a lifelike Russian*
Posted by timmer
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Yeltsinesque. I wonder where it got the vodka.*
Posted by complainant
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Seattle is still counting ballots in the mayoral race
Posted by Sounder
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Huge shock that Greggy B. and his fascist thugs are fleeing Chicago...
Posted by KingTalkyTiki
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..and they already said they are planning on coming back in March.
Posted by KingTalkyTiki
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I can't imagine how many accidents they would have created driving on icy streets*
Posted by shua
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opp
Posted by timmer
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Things seem pretty bad on Chicago's "Miracle Mile"
Posted by Sounder
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Hey, it's not like he owns a building downtown...
Posted by KingTalkyTiki
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Does he own the building?
Posted by TarheelIllini
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he's on a 50 year mortgage!*
Posted by shua
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Mush brain is confusing Magnificent Mile with the Miracle Mile shopping district in Coral Gables
Posted by ATL
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There is also a Miracle Mile in Vegas near his property there*
Posted by Sounder
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He's right though. I walked from the Marriott on Michigan to the Whole Foods on E Grand last week
Posted by ATL
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I'm sure sending armed military there will make people want to shop more*
Posted by Sounder
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did he mean Water Tower Place?*
Posted by VIV
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It's provocative, no one knows what he means
Posted by Sounder
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50/50. A friend was on the NSC staff in his first term and…
Posted by LeatherneckIllini
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The Oranges of the Typo Hoax. As retconned storylines go, it's not terrible.
Posted by complainant
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When was the last time he uttered a complete sentence?*
Posted by Sounder
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None of that is remotely surprising to me*
Posted by Sounder
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Monroeville, PA wishes their mall has a 28% vacancy rate*
Posted by timmer
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I don't believe that the Magnificent Mile has a 28% vacancy rate*
Posted by Sounder
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Apparently it's correct, was as high as 34%
Posted by Sounder
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Sure smash and grabs were one factor.
Posted by SurfTheBoneyard “Surf is just a national treasure.” — Jackie
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The summer of 2020 wasn't great
Posted by Sounder
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Damn, I wanted to cruise the Miracle Mile*
Posted by PapaDels
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we're flat broke, but hey we do it in style*
Posted by VIV
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the whitewalls still look nice, though*
Posted by Sammich
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It doesn’t matter what they say in the papers*
Posted by memyselfandillini
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True…just don’t get too sentimental*
Posted by PapaDels
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not just the miracle mile, but the miracle mile shopping center*
Posted by ECEIllinois
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"Just the News"
Posted by IlliniSax05 MAJOR UPDATE: "Maybe you're not such a bad egg, Lisle-y"
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What does that even mean?*
Posted by Sounder
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It's what was left after they kicked out Huey Lewis
Posted by IlliniSax05 MAJOR UPDATE: "Maybe you're not such a bad egg, Lisle-y"
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LMFCO*
Posted by Jackie
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Acknowledged*
Posted by Desert
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nice*
Posted by VIV
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*chort* *
Posted by Sammich
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Played in reverse it says “Buy my Pee Tape, ninety nine ninety nine”*
Posted by memyselfandillini
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six seven*
Posted by Sounder
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brain-pudding version of "I'm just sayin'"*
Posted by Sammich
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maybe he meant just the facts?*
Posted by ECEIllinois
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Not sure if this belongs here, but just read about proposed 50 year mortgages & 180 month car loans.
Posted by EffinIllini
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Welcome! Now you get to rent your home from the bank!
Posted by KingTalkyTiki
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The car loan seems crazier than the mortgage idea. I hope people enjoy paying
Posted by Warrin'_Illini
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I thought that as well.
Posted by EffinIllini
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Republicans read Death of a Salesman and the Jungle in High School and thought they were utopian*
Posted by DT
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Utopian, dystopian. What’s the difference really?*
Posted by DocWalk20
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I'm sure his banking buddies love these brilliant ideas*
Posted by Sounder
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Sounds like they hate it actually. This is just one idiot (Pulte)*
Posted by gvibes
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I use to like Pulte….now he’s just grifting*
Posted by TarheelIllini
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Because it's a terrible idea?*
Posted by Sounder
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I welcome our neo-feudalist overlords.
Posted by Sammich
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Serfin USA*
Posted by VIV
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Make America Grovel Again*
Posted by memyselfandillini
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Buy your starter home at 25 and pay it off once you hit 75!*
Posted by UofIL6
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the median first-time home buyer right now is 40
Posted by Sammich
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save $300/month on your mortgage for only an extra $600k in interest!
Posted by VIV
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Not even. A hypothetical 50 year mortgage would carry .5% higher interest*
Posted by Stu
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You will own nothing and be happy!*
Posted by Chuck Woodaby
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So Mike Johnson is trying to stall until a TN special election completes?
Posted by WhitmansFolly
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I'm sure someone will flip their vote, so it's not released...
Posted by shua
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There’s no way that’s true. I mean….*
Posted by opossum jenkins
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Kash's lady friend suing podcaster for $5 million for implying she's an Israeli honeypot.
Posted by Chuck Woodaby
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Kash plays in a local adult ice hockey league
Posted by timmer
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Man, I had forgotten about the book he wrote.*
Posted by Sammich
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I’ll believe it if she says out loud that she likes him without gagging on the words. *
Posted by doubledown
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Bailey staying in IL Gov race to collect another loss.
Posted by SurfTheBoneyard “Surf is just a national treasure.” — Jackie
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Jesus, what has he done to this office?!
Posted by doubledown
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Bordello*
Posted by MtHoodIllini
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Woof*
Posted by Jackie
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What is circled—what am I looking at?
Posted by Jackie
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a $16,000 gold Presidential drink coaster*
Posted by Sounder
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Also a giant gold Rolex desk clock given to him to try to get him to lift the Swiss tariffs. *
Posted by doubledown
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Maybe it’s me but if and when he is done there and a Dem POTUS is slated to take over…
Posted by timmer
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Anything that is made of "gold" he can have*
Posted by Sounder
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he currently has a "copy" of the Resolute desk on display at Mar-a-Lago*
Posted by ECEIllinois
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even Zach Snyder thinks the symbolism is a bit too obvious*
Posted by Sammich
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Marie Antoinette got hanged for less oppulence*
Posted by Sounder
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Looks like shit.*
Posted by Warrin'_Illini
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He clearly doesn’t understand less is more curation*
Posted by Sounder
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It's bonkers, the coasters coast $16,000 a piece*
Posted by Sounder
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Sometimes I forget about Markwayne Mullin for a while. *sigh"**
Posted by complainant
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Oh hi and party on, Markwayne*
Posted by Sammich
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Nobody remembers he was on the Dream Team.*
Posted by DT
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he claims he was working with Trump throughout the weekend
Posted by ECEIllinois
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That’s the desk of a man who does nothing. *
Posted by doubledown
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Do Presidents not have computers?
Posted by Sounder
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What's with the name? His mom didn't want to let either of the potential fathers feel left out?*
Posted by ATL
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And predictably, they're both his uncle.*
Posted by complainant
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No. Named after two of his dad’s brothers. Oh, hold on. *
Posted by doubledown
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So you’re both right*
Posted by Herman Blume
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Well, you win on timing. I think execution was a draw.*
Posted by complainant
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Wait till you see his casket
Posted by TarheelIllini
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The sooner we all see it, the better!
Posted by Kajagoogoo
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Can’t wait. *
Posted by doubledown
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Hopefully they make it urine resistant*
Posted by Sounder
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Since the current administration is actively hostile to federal employees and…
Posted by DT
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That sucks. And not surprising, given the hatchet man Trump brought in.
Posted by WhitmansFolly
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Heh. My leaving actually has nothing to do with him.
Posted by DT
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I was in a meeting two weeks ago where not a single person knew what had gone on the last 2-3 year…
Posted by LeatherneckIllini
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make sure to warn them about China!!!!!*
Posted by shua
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Sorry things got so shitty that it was untenable for you to stay, but glad you found something else
Posted by IlliniRunner
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I know they're also screwing with patent examiners at the USPTO. Idiotic when they're self-funded*
Posted by ECEIllinois
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Congrats!*
Posted by Carl Spackler
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Congrats and good luck*
Posted by VIV
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This feels helpful
Posted by Sounder
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I AM NOT HAPPY WITH YOU.*
Posted by DiamondDazzle
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This is Tower to Air Force One. Youre clear to land
Posted by memyselfandillini
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He's such a loser. *
Posted by doubledown
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He's a petulant child.
Posted by WhitmansFolly
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The ALL CAPS and misused punctuation will never be normalized*
Posted by Sounder
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Congratulations, you should celebrate with some Arby’s*
Posted by Sounder
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I am probably going to pour myself a scotch when I get home.
Posted by DT
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Damn dude. Well put, good luck with the new job*
Posted by Jackie
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Thanks. To steal a line, I didn’t leave the federal government. The federal government left me.*
Posted by DT
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Congrats!*
Posted by snipes824
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Mazel tov!*
Posted by ATL
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Congrats on the new job. Don't forget to leave a #TUPPERDECKER on your way out.*
Posted by Warrin'_Illini
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congrats and good luck!*
Posted by shua
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There is a sell for folding that could work
Posted by snipes824
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The sell is Republicans will take the blame for health care premiums skyrocketing
Posted by Blazer
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What a coward*
Posted by Mrap24
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They’ve made an art form of stepping on their own dicks. JFC*
Posted by PapaDels
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lol christ, so pathetic*
Posted by reggiedunlop
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Fucking pathetic
Posted by Kajagoogoo
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LOL. *
Posted by VIV
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Dots
Posted by TarheelIllini
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My DC Insiders are telling me the Jizz Lane pardon will be happening soon.*
Posted by Warrin'_Illini
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Commutation or pardon?
Posted by gullit
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so are we at the stage where the MAGA folks will be convinced that...
Posted by shua
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I'm not sure there's anything even in the non-redacted file that would justify the hype
Posted by Sammich
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The people demanding the release of the files haven't read a page of the
Posted by Chuck Woodaby
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Jack Posobiec is ringmaster of the worldwide pedo organization, isn't he? What a brilliant ploy.
Posted by complainant
|
ooo
Posted by ATL
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It's nuts how corrupt this administration is and the GOP is completely fine with it. *
Posted by doubledown
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Indeed*
Posted by Sounder
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The election tampering oardons flew completely under the radar *
Posted by Sounder
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I wonder if he gave them away for free. *
Posted by doubledown
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I doubt very many of them have anything to offer at this point*
Posted by shua
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"someday (and that day may never come) I may ask you for a favor in return..."*
Posted by Sammich
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That they did.*
Posted by Warrin'_Illini
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That would be amazing, let it happen*
Posted by Sounder
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truly despicable *
Posted by VIV
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Supreme Court declines to revisit same sex marriage precedent*
Posted by Mrap24
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Good to know there is a line they won’t cross^
Posted by Sounder
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...yet
Posted by IlliniSax05 MAJOR UPDATE: "Maybe you're not such a bad egg, Lisle-y"
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and, of course none of the 8 senators that caved are up for reelection next year
Posted by VIV
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I assume that was on purpose. those are not the ones that caved...
Posted by shua
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Good for them, putting country ahead of party politics*
Posted by jjlocke923
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That might be the best play?
Posted by ghost_of_clt
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Agreed. Dems should take credit for ending the GOP shutdown and talk
Posted by memyselfandillini
|
O
Posted by memyselfandillini
|
O
Posted by memyselfandillini
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Dotz
Posted by Sounder
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"no, this piece of dog shit i'm eating is actually a candy bar!"*
Posted by VIV
|
all of that was true on September 30
Posted by Sammich
|
they just need to work on messaging. Peoples health insurance
Posted by memyselfandillini
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Because they anctudlly did overestimate a ton of things. *
Posted by haighter
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again, this is how it was always gonna go. pulling all this money is the stated goal of the GOP!
Posted by John Coctostan
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you know none of this is going to stick to the GOP. *
Posted by VIV
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Well it'll all likely happen again February 1, 2026.
Posted by ghost_of_clt
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Schumer's Goons: The Rotating Villains of the Washington Generals.*
Posted by Warrin'_Illini
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it's a party that can't help but repeatedly cross its legs on its own balls *
Posted by VIV
|
I did see a few Dem Congresspeople on twitter calling for him to be replaced, but I'm guessing
Posted by Warrin'_Illini
|
Schumer?*
Posted by VIV
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Yeah, Ro Khanna and a couple other.*
Posted by Warrin'_Illini
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Schumer is a weak, old fool concerned only about holding on to the remaining power he has.
Posted by VIV
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